Tuesday, January 21, 2014

three old blue & white gems

whole cloth quilt, c. 1825, New York
An auction a couple weekends ago produced three blue and white gems- one quilt and two coverlets, all old and all from New York. The quilt is a wholecloth, c. 1825, and was documented by the New York quilt documentation project, according to a label on the back. The print is a blue toile on white.



A friend who lives in New York state said the records for the New York Quilt Project are in storage in a warehouse in Brooklyn, but they are not yet on the Quilt Index.
 The two woven coverlets appear to be overshot, narrow loom about 34" wide, each two panels. At first I thought they might be 1830s, but there is a good chance they are earlier. I saw similar examples made from 1810 to 1820 when I searched online. My first official coverlets, and it looks like they are nice and old. Both need a little work on the center seams, but should be an easy fix.

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4 comments:

  1. UnknownJanuary 21, 2014 at 9:30 PM

    Very neat finds! It's always amazing when you find something like this that's held together over all that time! Can't imagine the work and money it took back then.

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  2. LoriJanuary 22, 2014 at 7:21 AM

    Gorgeous! I especially love the wholecloth!

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  3. Susie QJanuary 22, 2014 at 11:10 AM

    Lucky you - new project. Lucky us - along for the ride.

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  4. DawnJanuary 22, 2014 at 5:18 PM

    Beautiful! The blue and white toile is gorgeous -- and the quilting!!

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